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MIMthe
POWERto make
MATTERflow
STEP 1: PREPARING MOLDING FEEDSTOCK
by mixing ultrafine metal or ceramic powders
to produce a putty (like molten chocolate)
STEP 1: PREPARING MOLDING FEEDSTOCK
STEP 2
Molding “green” parts
using conventional
plastics molding
machinery
STEP 3
Thermo-chemicallyextracting ALL organic binder from the green parts
STEP 4
Sintering the binder-free
parts into solid metal or
ceramic end products
ready for use
WHAT THE 4 STEPS PRODUCE
1. Feedstock granules
2. “Green” part with sprue attached
3. Porous binder-free part 4. Sintered part
(note shrinkage)
ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES
in stainless steel,polycrystalline sapphire,translucent alumina or zirconia
MIM ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCESAN IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE MARKET OF OVER $800 MILLION
The Authors produced the world’s first STAINLESS STEEL DENTAL BRACKETS for ClassOne Orthodontics, Lubbock, Texas
ORTHODONTIC BUCCAL TUBE SYSTEM
produced in 17-4PH stainless steel by Flomet LLC for Ormco Sybron Dental Specialties
THE PIONEERS OF MIM ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES
Dr. J. M. Reynolds (†), Nguyen Thi Hanh, Rom Billiet(Amsterdam, November 1989)
DENTAL IMPLANTS, TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS
MIM CERAMIC DENTAL IMPLANTS
Made by SPT Roth, AG, Switzerland
The global dental implant market is estimated at $2 billion(PIM International, Vol. 2, No. 3, Sep 2008)
MIM DENTAL DRILLBITS
Produced by CetaTech, Korea
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
ARTICULATING GEAR FOR SURGICAL STAPLER
Produced in 17-4PH stainless steelby Parmatech Corporation
11-PIECE AUTOMATIC BIOPSY GUN
produced in 316L duplex stainless steelby Flomet LLC for Medical Device Technologies, Inc.
5-PIECE MECHANICAL INTRODUCER
produced in 17-4PH stainless steel by Parmatech Corporation for STD Med
used in Minimally Invasive OB/GYN Surgery
NEEDLE DRIVER
produced in 17-4PH stainless steel by Smith Metal Products
used in theda Vinci ® EndoWrist ® System for Robotic-Assisted Surgery
MIM CERAMIC SURGICAL FORCEPS
Made by SLG Kunststoff-Fabrik und Formenbau. Bernau, Germany
MIM CERAMIC SURGICAL SCALPELS
NEVER need resharpening; 100% inert
Made by SLG Kunststoff-Fabrik und Formenbau. Bernau, Germany
RADIATION SHIELD
Currently under development at the Fraunhofer Institute, Bremen, Germany
used to cover the syringe during injection of radioactive medecine
In 2005 one US surgical instrument company invented a
LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTOF A REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN
requiring
17 matching, micro-precision parts
so complex in shape and difficult to fabricate that they could not find ANYMIM firm in the US, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, India or
Singapore willing to take on the challenge ...
... until they found the Authors
All 17 parts (and molds) were produced in Penang
REALHAND™
The laparoscopic instrument in the surgeon’s hand
THE LAPAROSCOPE ALLOWSFOR AN UNPRECEDENTED7 DEGREES OFFREEDOM OF MOTIONAND HAS ALREADY BEENUSED TO PERFORMHUNDREDS OF SURGICALOPERATIONSNEVER BEFORE POSSIBLE
VOTEDINNOVATION OF THE YEAR BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEONS
2008 MEDICAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
BONE FRACTURE FIXATION PLATE
produced in 316L stainless steel by AMREC, SIRIM Bhd, Kulim, Malaysia
TRAUMA FIXATION PLATE
produced in biodegradable Hydroxyapatite HA30PLA by Fraunhofer IFAM, Germany
PORT FOR IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM TITUS™
Produced by TiJet Medizintechnik GmbH, Germany
in titanium alloy Ti6Al4V
HEARING AID CAN RECEIVER
produced in a Ni-Fe-Mo alloy by Flomet LLC for Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
HEARING AID EMI SHIELD
produced in an anti-magnetic high nickel alloy by Flomet LLC
BONE STAPLE
produced in 316L stainless steel by Kinetics Climax, Inc. for ArthroCare Corporation
used in the OPUS MAGNUM KNOTLESS IMPLANT device
KNEE IMPLANTS
made by Maetta Sciences, Inc. Canada
in biomedical grade titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5)
CUTTING TOOLS
MIM CUTTING INSERTS
Produced by CetaTech, Korea
TUNGSTEN CARBIDE LEADFRAME PUNCHES
made by the Authors for Texas Instruments
MIM CARBIDE AND CERAMIC DRILL BITS
Produced by CetaTech, Korea
MIM CERAMIC KNIVES
Made by SLG Kunststoff-Fabrik und Formenbau. Bernau, Germany
AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
MIM THIMBLE FOR OXYGEN SENSORS
Material: zirconia
MIM ROCKER ARMS FOR VARIABLE VALVE CONTROL IN BMW WT ENGINES
Produced by Schunke, Germany at the rate of 4.5M parts/year
MIM SENSOR HOUSINGS
Made by Schunke, Germany in a soft magnetic alloy
Made by the Authorsin 99.9% alumina
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
SEMICONDUCTOR WIREBONDING TOOLS
AND MICROELECTRONICS PACKAGING
SEMICONDUCTOR WIRE BONDING WEDGES
IN TUNGSTEN CARBIDE OR ZIRCONIA
MICROELECTRONICS PACKAGES
The MEMS industry’s imperative need for device integration and miniaturization makes MIM an ideal process
OPTOELECTRONICS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS,
THERMAL MANAGEMENT,AND MICROELECTRONICS
OPTOELECTRONICSFIBER OPTICS (FO) FERRULES
One FO company in Malaysia needs 1 million parts per month of just one type.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS(CELL PHONES)
Several MIM firms in Taiwan, China and Singapore are fabricating MIM cell phone parts
THERMAL MANAGEMENT
Heat dissipation - the microelectronics industry’s biggest headache
Copper Heat Sinks
HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD) COMPONENTS
MIM HDD Latch Posts.
30M units produced.
SECURITY AND DEFENSE
SECURITY & DEFENSE
¢Small arms components¢Ballistic armor¢Missile parts¢Kinetic energy penetrators (KEPs)¢and many more ...
7 MIM PARTS FOR .22 AND .38 CALIBER REVOLVERS
produced for FORJAS TAURUS S/A, Brazil
9 MIM PARTS FORFNP-45 CALIBER ACP PISTOL
Made for FN MANUFACTURING, Columbia, SC, USA,
MIM TRIGGER GUARD
Made for an undisclosed customer
SR88A 5.56MM ASSAULT RIFLE PARTS
Made by the Authors forCHARTERED FIREARMS INDUSTRIES PTE LTD,
Singapore
FIN BASEADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR TO AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)
Made by the Authors for HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Missile Systems Group, USA
First ever MIM part made from 17-4PH stainless steel
MIM TURBINE BLADES
Made by the Authors forLOCKHEED MISSILE & SPACE COMPANY (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)
and Degussa AG (Germany)
DIA 2” X 2” FLEXURE FOR
RING LASER GYROSCOPE (RLG)
Made in Invar 36 by the Authors forLITTON GUIDANCE & CONTROL SYSTEMS,
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
SCREW SEAL FOR AIRCRAFT FLAP ACTUATING MECHANISM
Used on BOEING aircraft
PATENTED TECHNOLOGY
15 US patents granted including patents on nanotechnology, semiconductor bonding tools and frictionless materials
PROVEN TECHNOLOGY
Pioneered the development of MIM at Parmatech, USA in 1979
Transferred Parmatech’s MIM Technology to 6 licensees including IBM, DuPont, Remington Arms
Directed MIM projects for major US aerospace corporations including Hughes , Garrett, Litton, Lockheed, Grumman, Northrup
Developed the first commercial MIM parts in 316L and 17-4PH stainless steel, tungsten carbide, molybdenum alloy TZM, Invar 36, magnetic alloy Hy-Mu 80, titanium, aluminum, metal & ceramic matrix composites
Set up the first MIM operations in Singapore (now AMT), Hong Kong, China and Malaysia
Set up and commissioned Europe’s largest MIM operation (Swatch, Switzerland)
UNMATCHED CONTROL OVER PART SHRINKAGE
SAME mold, DIFFERENT materials, SAME final dimensions
Alumina – Tungsten Carbide Alumina – Stainless Steel
SAME mold, SAME material, DIFFERENT final dimensions
COLOR MATCHING CAPABILITY
SAME mold – SAME material - DIFFERENT color
Zirconia watch bracelet links
MIM TITANIUMPRODUCED BY THE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V) suitable for biomedical implants
Microstructure unetchedMagnification 100X
Microstructure etched Magnification 100X
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